Fit for winter
Ready for winter The upcoming winter season means that it's once again time to prepare the vehicles and equipment for the cold time of the year. The cold temperatures sometimes bring with them difficult operating [...]
Annual Service and Maintenance Procedures of Firefighting Vehicles: How to do it right
In order to keep your Rosenbauer firefighting vehicle in perfect working condition it is vital to maintain the unit to the highest standards and in case of service, maintenance, repairs or modifications, to rely only [...]
Municipal Electric Line-Up from Rosenbauer at Interschutz 2022
The story Our visionary path Taking responsibility is at the heart of our future success. We will change the world of firefighting in a sustainable way. We live sustainability in all aspects and are the [...]
HAZMAT Decontamination Vehicle – Well Thought out Down to the Last Detail
The word HAZMAT is probably only known to insiders in the firefighting world. It is the abbreviation for the words hazardous material and means dangerous substances. This includes liquids, gases, materials, and objects that pose [...]
The MT Industrial: Well Equipped for the Challenges of an Industrial Environment
The MT Industrial - along with the MT Municipal, MT Airport, and MT Forest - has an MT series application classification. The modular construction and the flexible combination possibilities of the Modular Technology series (MT [...]
What makes a good Forest Fire Fighting Truck?
Every year in the summer months, forest fires across Europe feature in the coverage of various media. From Germany to Italy, from Spain to Greece, climate change is not only making vegetation fires more frequent [...]
Back to its birthplace after 60 years
The LF 16 fire truck was built in 1962 and left the factory hall of the former VEB Feuerlöschgerätewerk Luckenwalde 60 years ago. Now, it has unexpectedly returned to the place where it was made. [...]
The RT: Electrical drive for urban settings
The RT (Revolutionary Technology) is a completely newly developed fire truck with an electrical drive for use in urban settings. The total redesign of the vehicle architecture, which was made possible by the new drive [...]
The ET: Pure Efficiency
The ET is a municipal fire fighting and rescue vehicle weighing up to 20 tons, which is particularly efficient - hence the name "Efficient Technology". Due to its modular design, the ET is scalable and [...]
Perfectly Matched
The PANTHER of today is essentially the product of 30 years of further development with the constant goal of being the best ARFF vehicle for emergency crews. However, even if this target is always the [...]
The RT: To the Scene and Beyond
"What's the range like?" This is usually one of the very first questions asked when discussing electric vehicles, and one that's often seen in the online comments about the Rosenbauer RT/RTX (Revolutionary Technology). In the [...]
A big PANTHER for a small exotic island
Bora Bora is an island belonging to French Polynesia and a top tourist destination approx. 230 km northwest of Papeete. It is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef. An ideal spot for diving [...]
Turntable ladder or hydraulic platform – which aerial rescue vehicle is suitable for which operations?
Many fire departments and plant fire services are faced with the question: which type of aerial rescue vehicle should we purchase? This is a bit like asking: racehorse or thoroughbred - both are good horses, [...]
The municipal all-rounder: the AT with all its advantages
Who is not familiar with it? The AT is undoubtedly THE municipal vehicle on the German-speaking market in the 12-20 ton weight class. The Advanced Technology (AT) is always mounted on a chassis from a [...]
A special airport firefighting vehicle: the MT Airport BUFFALO
The Modular Technology series (MT for short) presented in October 2020 enables a very wide range of applications due to its modular design. In addition to its use in the municipal and industrial sectors, it [...]
Compact and powerful: The CT product line from Rosenbauer
The name says it all: Compact Technology stands for very compact and also very powerful municipal vehicles from Rosenbauer. Well thought-out and modern technological concepts enable the combination of high performance and small dimensions as [...]
Heavy rescue vehicle with crane for Qatar: perfectly equipped for large-scale operations along the coast
Qatar Civil Defence has been a Rosenbauer customer for decades and has already purchased several heavy-duty, high-end rescue vehicles with cranes. For the upcoming 2022 Football World Cup it was decided to purchase another larger [...]
Consistent further development: the Rosenbauer Rescue Stairs in new top form
As already mentioned in several blog articles, the Rescue Stairs is a special technical development by Rosenbauer that primarily supports the access of firefighting and rescue teams into an aircraft and the monitored evacuation of [...]
ET B-Type: Made for operations „Down Under“
Quality, reliability, and safety. These are the attributes the brave men and women of the emergency services value most. At Rosenbauer these are the principles that guide us in our pursuit of customer success. That´s [...]
Introducing a new way of software development at Rosenbauer
During the latest redesign of the Rosenbauer Rescue Stairs not only the operation has been overhauled, but the CAN bus system has also been implemented from scratch. A reduction of electronic control units (ECUs) was [...]
Customized CBS industrial vehicle for the technology giant Samsung
The global technology group, Samsung, has been a delighted Rosenbauer customer for years. At its headquarters in Suwon "Samsung Digital City", south of Seoul (South Korea), which is home to the group's innovative center, a [...]
The PANTHER in Atlanta: Rosenbauer’s ARFF flagship safeguards the USA’s no.1 airport
“It doesn’t matter if you’re under way to heaven or hell, you’ll still have to change in Atlanta!” No other saying expresses better the function of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia’s capital city. [...]
When things get tight: L32A-XS Flat turntable ladder
Reach where no turntable ladder has ever reached before: with the new L32A-XS Flat from Rosenbauer. In today's new buildings it is a matter of course and even obligatory - in the 12th century, however, [...]
Customer-specific configured industrial firefighting vehicle for the Unipetrol Group
The Unipetrol refining and petrochemical group is an important part of Czech industry. It is the only crude oil processor in the Czech Republic, one of the most important producers of plastics, and the owner [...]
Electrically powered firefighting and rescue vehicle for the Berlin Fire Department
A development partnership with Rosenbauer was concluded in 2018 for the testing of an electrically powered firefighting and rescue vehicle for the fleet of the Berlin fire department as part of the "eLHF" (electric firefighting [...]
Over the Road of Death to the scene of the emergency: Five PANTHER for Bolivia
AASANA is responsible for the provision of monitoring and protection services for aviation across the entire Bolivian airspace, and also for the administration of airports within the framework of approaches and quality standards that ensure [...]
All good things come in threes: HLF 20 for the Paderborn Fire Department
Three years ago, the Paderborn Fire Department started to look into vehicle procurement and its design. Based on an internal employee survey and the definition of the technical and operational requirements, in September 2018 the [...]
Product presentation at virtual trade fair – Rosenbauer ONLINE PRODUCT DAYS
Unfortunately, the coronavirus came very quickly to the trade fair industry in 2020. This also presented Rosenbauer with a major challenge. There were many new products developed with the highest level of engineering, precision and [...]
A new PANTHER 6×6 for Copenhagen Airport
In 2006, an exciting project began for me in Denmark - the tender for three PANTHER 6x6 for Copenhagen Airport (CPH). I have been enjoying a close working relationship with the largest airport in Scandinavia [...]
Compact Technology (CT Van) for the Hitzendorf Fire Department
At the beginning of 2019, the Hitzendorf Fire Department set up a vehicle committee to handle the procurement of a replacement emergency vehicle. At the outset they were still discussing whether this should take the [...]
Vehicle acceptance from 7,000 km away
At the beginning of 2020, the Asian region was gripped by the coronavirus earlier than here in Europe. When the virus was still known as a purely “Asian” issue in the media in Austria, we [...]
Kuwait relies once again on the E8000/E3000 Rescue Stairs
Kuwait International Airport, or KWI for short, is the largest and only international airport in the Emirate of Kuwait. Unlike in many other countries, the airport fire service in Kuwait is also operated by the [...]
Refurbishment: A second life for a fire truck
Turning old into new Here at Rosenbauer, we don't build vehicles, equipment and components designed only for a single lifetime. And to further improve on this, Customer Service has launched the Refurbishment Program. This has [...]
Tiller Seaside 3148
A semi-trailer truck in the front, a tiller cab in the back, and 15 m of pure firefighting technology in between. Introducing the new ladder truck of the Seaside Fire & Rescue Department on the [...]
“An alternative way out”: The E5000 Rescue Stairs
No airline passenger ever wants to experience an emergency, but such situations do occur from time to time. That is why every airport (depending on size) must - according to the regulations of the ICAO [...]
Industrial Fire Truck for Turkish Oil Giant
Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S. - or Tüpras for short - is Turkey's largest industrial company and operates four refineries in the country. At 30 million tons of crude oil per year, the total capacity of [...]
Florian Messe 2020: A successful event in spite of mandatory masks
Rosenbauer at the Florian Messe 2020 After three successful days in historical and wonderful Dresden, the Florian Messe drew to a conclusion on October 10, 2020. It had opened three days earlier as [...]
RT final stage prototype testing: big strides towards series production
Based on the Concept Fire Truck (CFT), Rosenbauer has developed the RT (Revolutionary Technology) series, the firefighting vehicle of the future. The first prototype was presented in June 2020. And now it was time to [...]
Safety mission for aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicles – Cab & assistance systems
In the last part of the blog series "Safety mission for aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicles," the topics of vehicle stability and driving dynamics were examined in more detail. In this part, we focus [...]
2,500 story points – from the CFT to the RT
In the summer of 2017, a strategically important decision was made at Rosenbauer: the series development of this vehicle type was to be started based on the CFT technology! The goal: present at Interschutz 2020. [...]
Ready for any event: OMV’s universal fire engine
The universal fire engine ULFA 6000/2000/2000 of the OMV Gänserndorf plant fire department is an absolute HEAD-TURNER. Its length of almost 11 meters is enough in itself to catch the eye. It has to have [...]
Advanced Technology for Switzerland
Amongst others, Switzerland is known for its precision, quality and mountains. These attributes and/or challenges are also perfectly suited to the AT fire fighting and rescue vehicle. Swiss fire departments have a very high quality [...]
L32A-XS 3.0 turntable ladder on a new low-floor chassis
In 2018, the following six Danish regions joined forces to jointly invite tenders for eight turntable ladders: Østsjællands Beredskab (Roskilde) Midtjysk Brand & Redning (Silkeborg) Østjyllands Brandvæsen (Aarhus Syd and Aarhus City) Beredskab Øst (Gladsaxe [...]
Sioux Falls Heavy Rescue 5
A heavy-duty US rescue pumper with an extensive range of special equipment for urban search and rescue operations. The vehicle fleet of the Sioux Falls fire department in South Dakota consists almost exclusively of Rosenbauer [...]
Special ET Class: the TLF 1800 for Georgia
The Rosenbauer ET (Efficient Technology) concept was specially developed, among other reasons, to facilitate the construction of Rosenbauer firefighting vehicle superstructures in the proven aluminum sheet and sandwich construction with all their advantages on a wide [...]
New Vehicle Fleet for Dubai Airport
Dubai International Airport is the most important airport in the Middle East, and with 89.1 million passengers it is the third largest airport worldwide. The growing number of flights year after year poses a number of [...]
The Logical Outcome: The AT in its Third Generation.
A key constant in the AT's success story is continuous change. The AT concept has always been subject to further development. Resourceful technicians, sales staff, purchasers, and other employees adapt the concept to market requirements [...]
Universal rescue vehicle up to 5.5 tons
In mid-2019, the Schönau an der Donau volunteer fire department was able to commission a a rescue vehicle with watertank (HLF1-W) conforming to the construction guidelines of the Lower Austrian Fire Brigade Union. The proved [...]
Changes in Vehicle Technology Pioneered by the Rosenbauer AT
Compared to today, the number of municipal vehicles produced by Rosenbauer was tiny in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The reason for this was that the production was based on the framework engineering principle [...]
Touring the US and Canada: The CFT in North America (Part 1)
In the last couple of months the Concept Fire Truck was on the road in the US and Canada to present its innovative technology to fire departments across North America. In Ventura County [...]
Industrial fire fighting vehicle for the Flemish port city of Antwerp
Brandweer Antwerpen is one of the largest firefighting departments in Belgium. In addition to protecting the city of Antwerp, it is also responsible for the safety of Europe's second largest port (total area approx. 152 [...]
Rosenbauer in Japan: A personal journey into the past
If, as a newly hired employee, you are asked to see the management in their office after just two weeks, this creates a lasting memory. And it really seems to me like yesterday that the [...]
Rescue stairs: the height makes all the difference.
This may not be a well-known fact, but escape stairs are often an airport fire department's most commonly deployed vehicle. The essential purposes of rescue stairs can be expressed in a nutshell as creating quick [...]
Wyndmoor Fire Rescue 82
A multifunctional aerial with first-attack qualities on a maneuverable Commander chassis. Since last year, Wyndmoor Hose Company No.1 has been operating with a new 55’ Articulating Cobra Platform (ACP). The vehicle combines no less than [...]
Two is always better than one: two HLF 40s for Hamburg Airport
By now it is common knowledge that airport fire brigades have special requirements when it comes to their vehicles, but this vehicle - or rather this pair of vehicles (yes, two identical vehicles were delivered) [...]
“And suddenly I’m understood”: 3D visualization of aerial ladders
A sales representative has the 2D project drawing of the new aerial ladder lying on the table. He explains the new vehicle to the customer in elaborate terms. Both leave the meeting with their own [...]
The benefits are centre stage
Since the introduction of the Concept Fire Truck (CFT) in autumn 2016, many fire departments and experts in the field had an opportunity to learn about the special functions and ergonomic benefits of the vehicle [...]
The ET in Slovenia
... no, the ET is not a vehicle from another galaxy, but it does shine bright on the horizon of the Rosenbauer Group. Slovenian fire departments also put their trust in the Rosenbauer ET. They [...]
Majorca, better protected against wildfires
With more than 16 million tourists from all over the world, the Balearic Islands are an exceptional destination for tourists. There you will find more than 1,000 kilometres of coastline, some 400 beaches, five nature [...]
Specialty Vehicle for Emergencies: The Respiratory Protection Decontamination Equipment Truck
CURRENTA manages and operates one of the largest chemical zones in Europe - the CHEMPARK - with three locations in Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld-Uerdingen, in the center of North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition to the infrastructure, [...]
Equipped for emergencies: special vehicles for the oil refining industry
Oil: still one of the most important raw materials today. It forms the basis of countless products, and thus has enormous influence on the world market. Prior to the final products being created, a large [...]
Engine Tanker 802: The new firefighting giant of the Willards Volunteer Fire Company, MD.
With 3,000 g of water on board and a side-mounted pump with a maximum output of 2,250 gpm the new fire truck of the Willards Vol. Fire Company Inc. truly lives up to the “firefighting [...]
An all-rounder for the first attack!
340 hp, 2,000 liters of water, 200 liters of foam - The AT rescue fire fighting vehicle of the AMAG Ranshofen plant fire department is impressive. This vehicle was conceptualized for the initial attack on [...]
Fast, agile & ready for action: The TMB 0/4000/0-42
The requirements for the new emergency vehicle - an hydraulic platform B42 - for the company fire brigade of the industrial area Schwechat were enormous: Rescue of people in the industrial area, high equipment, blind spots, [...]
Safety mission for aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicles – stability and driving dynamics
As already mentioned in the last blog post about the electronic braking system EBS of ARFF vehicles and the electronic directional stabilization program ESC, safety awareness is becoming more and more important for the fire [...]
10 New Aerial Ladders for Frankfurt am Main
The Frankfurt Fire Department is one of the largest in Germany. There are twelve fire and rescue stations scattered throughout the city with a total of over 1,000 firefighters. In addition, there are about 900 [...]
The CFT on snow and ice
The Concept Fire Truck (CFT) went on tour again in February. This time it traveled in Scandinavia and stopped in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. We also had the opportunity to make a tour stop at [...]
It’s all about Physics: Tipping
Current incidents underline that the overturning, i.e. tipping, of tank firefighting vehicles is currently a hot topic in the firefighting sector. Rosenbauer, as an innovation and world market leader, has always diligently dealt with the [...]
A milestone: The PANTHER at Vienna International Airport
This was something we'd been fretting over... The PANTHER has been successfully performing its duties all over the world. Including at domestic airports in Austria: Graz, Innsbruck, Linz, Salzburg - no matter where you disembarked, [...]
AT Rescue Fire Fighting Vehicle for France
The SDIS 37 (the state fire brigade of the Departements Indre-et-Loi) relies on 2,160 firefighters to protect an area of 6,100 km2 as well as 610,000 residents. The "Tours Centre" fire department in the heart [...]
The E8000 for Australia
With the introduction of the new Super Jumbo Airbus A-380 in 2004, a whole new set of challenges was thrown to the Airport Fire Fighting Crews at major airports served. Besides the massive dimensions and [...]
In Focus: The Tiller of the Ventura County Fire Department
This is one of the most extraordinary fire engines in the world and enjoys cult status not only in the USA. We are talking about the Tiller ladder, a fully automated hydraulic aerial ladder on [...]
Even more safety for the PANTHER
To provide the fastest possible assistance at airports, the PANTHER has a correspondingly high engine power and acceleration values. One of the many requirements is to quickly deliver large amounts of extinguishing agent to any [...]
In focus: B34 Trentino
Trento and Bolzano are autonomous provinces and thus unique in Italy. Amongst the tasks the province is undertaking independently is fire protection and, as a result, servicing the fleet of vehicles purchased for this purpose. [...]
In Focus: PANTHER 8×8 Airport Paris – Charles des Gaulle
With 69.5 million passengers in 2017, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is the tenth largest airport in the world and far and away France's busiest airport. To ensure the safety of its 32 km2 surface [...]
In Focus: Rosenbauer Avenger
At the FDIC, the largest American firefighting exhibition, the new Avenger celebrated its debut in 2017. It is the high-end variant of the Rosenbauer custom chassis. Both outside and in, the new Avenger presents itself [...]
The possibilities of the electric drive!
The Concept Fire Truck (CFT), which was presented on the occasion of Rosenbauer's 150th anniversary in September 2016, is increasingly attracting the interest of fire departments and the public alike. It triggers astonishment, curiosity in [...]
In Focus: The CL-P of the Root Fire Department
"Hello, I'm the new CL-Compact Line (CL-P) of the Root fire department. My story started in October 2014 when my requirements profile was created. In June 2016 it was time, and I was tendered together [...]
In focus: Rescue Stairs E8000 at Singapore Changi Airport
Long before the first flight of the new Super Jumbo Jet, Airbus A-380 in April 2005, Changi Airport Emergency Service, always known as one of the most progressive Airport Fire and Rescue Services, was looking [...]
In focus: L32A-XS Landshut Fire Department
When we looked at the tender documents in detail, we were faced with a few challenges initially. How could we fulfill the values and the technical requirements of the new aerial ladder L32A-XS of the [...]
In Focus: HAZMAT Decon at National 119 Rescue Headquarter
There is a saying about the "egg-laying and milk-giving wool-pig," which doesn't exist as far as we know. However, today I would like to introduce a concept that comes very close to it: The decontamination [...]
In focus: BUFFALO 6×6 AENA
Almost a year after the delivery of the vehicles BUFFALO 6100/750/250 to Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (AENA), the wallpaper on his project manager's desktop from the static roll-over angle test performed on the prototype [...]
In focus: ET – Efficient Technology
Since the middle of last year, Arabian fire departments are able to use the new Rosenbauer ET series (Efficient Technology). It’s all about efficiency in this vehicle concept. The ET series has a very high [...]
When Fire takes hold of Nature
Forest firefighting vehicles - deployed under the most extreme conditions. As a leading manufacturer of special vehicles, Rosenbauer's wildland firefighting application area is also a key focus. The competence center for forest and bush firefighting [...]
In Focus: The HLF 20 of the Heilbronn Fire Department
The history of the Heilbronn fire department goes back to 1460. A professional fire brigade was established in 1971, which currently comprises 86 members. The Heilbronn fire department is one of eight professional fire brigades [...]
In Focus: The AT RLFA 2000 of the Tolleterau Volunteer Fire Department
It all started in April 2015. The vehicle committee of the Tolleterau volunteer fire department visited Rosenbauer's Plant 2 in Leonding to learn of the many different possibilities that the AT series has to offer, [...]
When it comes down to the final details …
Thursday October 5, 2017: the big day - Airport Day. The day when the new PANTHER 8x8 is presented to customers and the international press for the first time. The day when it will showcase [...]
Green cities accelerate silently!
The Concept Fire Truck (CFT) went on a trip to two European cities which are particularly committed to fighting against climate change: Oslo and Amsterdam. Norway benefits from hydroelectric energy and is massively advancing the issue [...]
A totally crazy idea. Until someone thought it was possible …
From a small idea that is too crazy to be feasible, to an indispensable tool for saving human lives. The origins of the aerial ladder L32A-XS. It's sometimes surprising when you look back at how [...]
An exciting moment all over again
One might think it's all just a matter of course by now. In 2012 the PANTHER 6x6 S, 2015 the PANTHER 4x4 & 6x6, and now the "King of Airports" – the new PANTHER 8x8. [...]
Experience the Future
FDIC 2017 Wrap-Up! The international Fire Department Instructor's Conference is the largest annual fire department trade fair in the USA, which is always held in the Convention Center in Indianapolis. This year, Rosenbauer had an [...]
Variability has a name: CL-P
Anyone who sees a vehicle from this series can only guess at how many different application possibilities this new superstructure offers fire departments! Portable pump vehicle, small firefighting vehicle, logistics vehicle, equipment vehicle, or small rescue vehicle are all possible! Variability [...]
A new generation of hydraulic platforms is born
In order to always be able to offer our customers an excellent and complete product catalog, we are continuously working on improving, expanding, and driving forward our product areas. Not only do we wish to [...]
Flexibility has a name: Compact Line!
"The CL is the vehicle from Rosenbauer with the large, one-piece electric roll-up-type doors!" – Yes, that's right! But it is just one of the many variants with a special option from the CL options list. [...]
When speed is of the essence
Heathrow, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, Singapore - there is one at almost every major airport in the world, but it still lives a rather unknown existence. It is one of the most important vehicles for fire [...]
BUFFALOs in the far North
A number of interesting BUFFALO solutions are in operation across the Scandinavian countries. This vehicle type, based on the proven Customized Body System (CBS), makes a significant contribution to airport safety. The Customized Body System [...]
As effective as it is beautiful: The new AT-STINGER
Over the past five years, we have been fortunate enough to enjoy huge success in the UK - a previously ‘untapped’ municipal region for the Group. The UK Fire & Rescue Services have around 15% [...]
Tried and tested technology for any fire department – efficiency worldwide!
Core module with tank and pre-installed pump unit The firefighting trucks of the AT series (Advanced Technology) demonstrate daily in countless operations why this series is so successful. Even so, the AT was [...]
Why we keep reinventing the aerial ladder
One would think that rescuing people from heights is the same as it was decades ago. But far from it! The turntable ladders of today are much more tuned to the different requirements of fire [...]
Heavy rescue vehicles of the current design
Modern heavy rescue vehicles, or how oversized toolboxes turned into high-performance rescue vehicles. You often hear that the concept of the heavy rescue vehicle is a bit outdated. But current examples demonstrate ever more that [...]
The new PANTHER in the USA
The new PANTHER was presented to the public in the USA for the first time on unfamiliar terrain. It was months and years of hard effort - the result made up for it many times [...]